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exo
Lv 7
exo asked in Entertainment & MusicJokes & Riddles · 1 decade ago

Are you that Smart?

1. In a race, If you overtake the second placer, what will be your ranking?

2. If you overtake the last person in a race, what will be your ranking?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    1) Second place

    2) In theory... irrespective of how many are racing, in order to pass the last person I and all others would have had to lap him. Therefore, unless I passed other runners in the race or other runners past me, I could be in the same position as I was when we all lapped the last person.

    That is unless there are only two of us in the race. Then I would still be # one.

    Nice thought provoking. Have a star.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    1) second

    2) if you overtake the last person in the race, that means that you would have to have lapped him, meaning you could be in either first to second to last position. In order to overtake someone you'd have to be behind them. There is no one behind the last person.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. you'd be in second

    2. how could you overtake the last person in a race, if you'd do that than youd have to be in the race but what place would you be in to overtake the guy last place, this means that the guy in last place overtakes you and you fall to last place, otherwise it would not make sence (sorry for the long sentence, i tend to write what i think)

  • 1 decade ago

    1) Second

    2) LAST

    EDIT

    You cannot overtake last place therefore you are still in last place. Just to help those who may be confused.

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  • 1.Second

    2. That's not possible. Maybe when you lap them but you can't overtake the last place person because you're probably ahead of them

    That was pretty good.

  • 1 decade ago

    Emma G is right. You cannot overtake the last person cus it´s you.

  • 1 decade ago

    1) I would be second.

    2)I will be second last.

  • 1 because you cant overtake too many cars at once you know that right?

  • hublub
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    1 second

    2 impossible

  • 1 decade ago

    I know that you which race or ranking ?

    Source(s): I think so race in place something them.
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